September 9th
MAO Chapter 289
Yurako worries that Mao will blame her for Nanoka getting injured, however Hakubi agrees to keep his promise to bring her Daigo's head. Daigo checks in with Mao, hoping that he is not blamed for Nanoka's life-threatening injuries. Source: MAO Online

September 2nd
MAO Chapter 288
Nanoka and Mao stroll beneath the blossoms of the cherry trees as Mao admits that he is worried about Nanoka being endangered by being close to him. He asks her to return home until the Goko Clan business is finished, but they both decide to be honest with one another about their true feelings. Source: MAO Online

September 1st
New Moon Inuyasha and Shippo Nendoroid

This month on our YouTube channel, we're unboxing the human version of Inuyasha who comes with Shippo, both in Nendoroid form from Good Smile Company. We'll take a look at their accessories and see how they compare with the rest of the cast. Source: Rumic World YouTube Channel

August 31st
Rumiko Takahashi 35th Anniversary Interview Translation
We've got a newly finished translation of Takahashi's 35th anniversary interview with Da Vinci magazine from 2013 discussing her career, her major works up to that point and her short stories as well. Source: Rumic World

August 30th
MAO Volume 25 Sales
For the week of August 18-24th MAO volume 25 debuted in the 11st position on the Oricon sales chart with a weekly total of 16.015 copies. With the announcement of the anime, the first weeks sales doubled compared to volume 24.

1. Blue Lock (ブルーロック) #35 (2 weeks)
2. Skip and Loafter (スキップとローファー) #12
3. Stomp, Kick, Love (踏んだり、蹴ったり、愛したり) #6
4. Shounan Bakusouzoku First Flag (湘南爆走族) #5
5. Gate (ゲート ) #21
6. Choujin X (超人X) #13
7. One-Punch Man (ワンパンマン) #34 (3 weeks)
8. Shangri-la Frontier (シャングリラ) #23 (2 weeks)
9. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (無職転生) #23
10. Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle (魔王城でおやすみ) #30
11. MAO (マオ) #25

Source: Manga Codex Twitter

August 28th
Airdate and Opening and Ending for Season 2 of Ranma 1/2 Announced
From the offical website, it was announced that the second season of Ranma 1/2 will debut on October 4th. Additionally, comments from Kazuhiko Inoue (Happosai), Akiko Mamiya (Cologne) and Akira Ishida (Gosunkugi) were shared with a contest giving away autographs of each actor also announced. The second season opening theme song will be "Wo Ai Ni" (ウォーアイニー) by Wednesday Campanella (水曜日のカンパネラ/Suiyobi no Kanpanera) and the ending theme will be "Panda Girl" (パンダガール) by Nishina (にしな). Source: Ranma-PR.com

August 26th
MAO Chapter 287
Nanoka is wounded by Yurako's ayakashi and it seems as if Daigo may have engineered the misunderstanding to turn Mao against Yurako. Mao rushes Nanoka to Kamon for treatment as Yurako falls into despair. Source: MAO Online

August 19th
MAO Chapter 286
Yurako turns to Hyakka for help in tracking down Daigo, but the one-eyed fire user rebuffs her. When Mao hears about a house filled with earth, he and Nanoka go to investigate. Source: MAO Online

August 18th
MAO Volume 25

MAO volume 25 is in stores today. Source: MAO Online

August 9th
Noriko Hidaka, Saeko Shimazu and Rei Sakuma Interview
We've have just translated an interview with the voices of Akane, Kodachi and Shampoo from a 1990 issue of Movement with some humorous insights on where the trio of actresses through the series might be heading in the future. Source: Rumic World

August 5th
MAO Chapter 285
Kagari is forced into a difficult situation as Hakubi confronts her and demands that she kills the paralyzed Nanoka. Source: MAO Online

August 1st
The Animation Cels of Rumic World

This month we're sharing our collection of Rumiko Takahashi related animation cels that were used in the production of Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, Inuyasha and many others. Source: Rumic World YouTube Channel

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